The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ONE-EYED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ONE-EYED
- Old desire restricting you, having limited vision
- Unable to appreciate stereo unit, watch end of DVD
- Like tellysomebody was watching
- Look at cracking cryptic done like a Cyclops?
- Polyphemus was so like Porphyrion, Agrius or Tityus, they say?
- Such a person has Cyclopean vision
- Doyen's hurt, takes energy drug with half the vision perhaps
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "having limited vision" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case having limited vision = one-eyed.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.